04-05-2020, 05:47 PM
** 05-Apr-2020 World View: Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again
The following is presented in honor of the Queen's speech today:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUuuaUGff0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUuuaUGff0
Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again
Below, the full transcript of the speech.
The following is presented in honor of the Queen's speech today:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUuuaUGff0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMUuuaUGff0
Vera Lynn - We'll Meet Again
Below, the full transcript of the speech.
Quote:> "I am speaking to you at what I know is an
> increasingly challenging time.
> A time of disruption in the life of our country: a disruption that
> has brought grief to some, financial difficulties to many, and
> enormous changes to the daily lives of us all.
> I want to thank everyone on the NHS front line, as well as care
> workers and those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly
> continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us
> all.
> I am sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do
> is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer
> to a return to more normal times.
> I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home, thereby
> helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the
> pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones.
> Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you
> that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it.
> I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in
> how they responded to this challenge.
> And those who come after us will say the Britons of this
> generation were as strong as any.
> That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured
> resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country.
> The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our
> present and our future.
> The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud
> its care and essential workers will be remembered as an expression
> of our national spirit; and its symbol will be the rainbows drawn
> by children.
> Across the Commonwealth and around the world, we have seen
> heart-warming stories of people coming together to help others, be
> it through delivering food parcels and medicines, checking on
> neighbours, or converting businesses to help the relief effort.
> And though self-isolating may at times be hard, many people of all
> faiths, and of none, are discovering that it presents an
> opportunity to slow down, pause and reflect, in prayer or
> meditation.
> It reminds me of the very first broadcast I made, in 1940, helped
> by my sister. We, as children, spoke from here at Windsor to
> children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for
> their own safety.
> Today, once again, many will feel a painful sense of separation
> from their loved ones. But now, as then, we know, deep down, that
> it is the right thing to do.
> While we have faced challenges before, this one is different. This
> time we join with all nations across the globe in a common
> endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive
> compassion to heal.
> We will succeed – and that success will belong to every one of
> us. We should take comfort that while we may have more still to
> endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends
> again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.
> But for now, I send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you
> all."
